one of my neons may be pregnant and i need to know what to look for
2006-08-15 05:23:32 · 14 answers · asked by johngarryscott@btinternet.com 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
make sure you give them plenty of rest...let them rest thier fins or they`ll become bloated....my tetra`s got cravings for ice cream and marmite....
2006-08-15 07:36:55 · answer #1 · answered by toni lee 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Breeding
Egg scatterer, requires soft, very clean water. Failures in breeding are in most cases due to unsuitable water conditions. To spawn them, you will need a small tank placed in a dark spot as the eggs seem to be light sensitive, a 2 inch layer of half inch rock and some bunches of fine textured live plants like Myriophyllium are suitable as the spawning medium. Only young fish should be used for breeding and at least 5 fish (with a ratio of 2-1 males) that have been separated (put the females in the tank that will be used for spawning) for 2 days and fed some live foods. The temperature should not rise above 750 (21 to 23c) Keep a lid on this container as they will jump out. Keep the breeders together for 24 hours and then remove them. They usually spawn early in the morning. The clear eggs are laid among the plants and barely stick to them. In 22 to 26 hours the eggs hatch and the fry are very hard to spot, but appear 3-4 days later at which time they are free swimming and will need to be fed infusoria. The species is not very prolific and A good spawn would be 40-50 fry
2006-08-15 05:30:09 · answer #2 · answered by sarah p 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
One of your neons may be getting ready to spawn or it's got a tumor. More than likely the latter, I think. The process to get them to breed is a bit complicated. Water hardness is a big factor with neon tetra. See the link below. Neon tetras do not give birth to live young.
2006-08-15 05:35:52 · answer #3 · answered by tonialmo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neons don't get pregnant. They lay eggs which are fertilized by the male. Breeding is neons really hard to do. Gravid females don't swell very much. Generally a neon getting a swelled belly is dropsy.
2006-08-15 10:39:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
FYI I'm sure you know this but I bought 20 baby neons and put them in a tank with an angel fish. Next morning I had one fat angel fish (thought he'd died and gone to heaven) and lots of little baby corpses. Neons are the natural prey of the angel fish.
2006-08-15 05:34:01 · answer #5 · answered by True Blue Brit 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would Google neons and I am sure you can find info, even photos, on what to look for. And be prepared to somehow separate the babies!
2006-08-15 05:29:03 · answer #6 · answered by Tangled Web 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
breeding neons is very hard andit agreatacomplisment
advice
get a breeding tank
put marbles on the gravel
2006-08-15 05:54:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The female, the not so colored one turns really fat, if this happenss you need to move her to a separate aquarium because as soon as the babies are born the other fish will eat them up.
Yes they eat their young, also the new aquarium should be filled with water from the old aquarium or she will die.
good luck
2006-08-15 05:32:17 · answer #8 · answered by Pete 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
neons are egg layers
2006-08-15 11:54:39 · answer #9 · answered by hill bill y 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look for little ones. This should throw some light on it!
2006-08-15 05:34:35 · answer #10 · answered by shellers41 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
neon's bellies will get really fat, and they will stay at the bottom.
2006-08-15 05:37:19 · answer #11 · answered by Tapanga 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋